In an unnamed Arab state, in which all forms of theatre and public gatherings have been banned, a condemned 1960’s performance of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night becomes the focal point for resistance blogs and dissident social networks. The state, eager to quell this dangerous mixture of nostalgia and dissent, commissions the Speaker, a once radical theatre maker, now regime apologist, to make a forensic reconstruction and public denunciation of the 1960’s piece. But as the Speaker and his group of volunteers delve deeper, they find themselves increasingly engaged with the condemned material and discover in the act of performance, a solidarity that transforms the gathering into an unequivocal act of defiance towards the state. A dark satire on the decades of hopelessness and political intertia that fed the recent revolts across the Arab region.
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Wed June 6 2012 10:30 PM
Thu June 7 2012 10:30 PM
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English, Arabic
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Duration of performance unknown
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© Nawaf Alali
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© Mike Rit
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© Nawaf Alali
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© Rashed Al Ben Ali
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© Rashed Al Ben Ali
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© Mike Ritter
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© Mike Ritter
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© Mike Rit
